1990 Custance state by-election
A by-election was held for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Custance on 23 June 1990. This was triggered by the resignation of former state Liberal leader and MHA John Olsen.
Results
[edit]The Liberals retained the seat after preferences.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ivan Venning | 7,595 | 46.8 | −14.8 | |
| Labor | Charles Greeneklee | 3,801 | 23.4 | −2.0 | |
| National | Grantley Siviour | 2,964 | 18.3 | +14.6 | |
| Democrats | David Clarke | 1,174 | 7.2 | +1.4 | |
| Call to Australia | Bruce Slee | 698 | 4.3 | +0.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 16,232 | 97.6 | +0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 400 | 2.4 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 16,632 | 88.1 | −6.9 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Ivan Venning | 11,064 | 68.2 | −2.0 | |
| Labor | Charles Greeneklee | 5,168 | 31.8 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −2.0 | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4
- ^ "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006 Volume 1: ECSA". Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ Antony Green. "SA elections archive". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.